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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello. Please consider sharing the following public service message about the Secretary of State’s upgrade to its decades-old computer system. We’ll be
<b><u><span style="color:#4F81BD">temporarily shutting down our branches, kiosks and online services</span></u></b> during this transition to the new system, so it’s critical we get the word out.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Below is text you can easily push out via your own communication channels. As always, thank you so much for your help in sharing this public service message.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">For Facebook, Newsletters, Email or Websites:</span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Secretary of State upgrading decades-old computer system for vehicle records during Presidents Day weekend closure<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="color:#1D2129">The Michigan Department of State is replacing its decades-old vehicle records system with CARS, a modern computer system to better serve millions of customers. CARS arrives Feb. 19.
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<span style="color:#1D2129">CARS will enhance services for Michigan residents by adding new online options, improving existing online and kiosk services, and giving staff in Secretary of State branch offices a more efficient tool to look up vehicle information
and process transactions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#1D2129">During the upgrade,<span class="textexposedshow"> SOS offices, online services and auto business transactions will be taken offline and unavailable from 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, to 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19 (Presidents Day weekend).
Self-service kiosks will be taken offline in phases beginning Friday, Feb. 8. See the schedule: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2HXjlRD%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2JMGmxd1ODWEEak9I832xmEL8orj2bQLcu0rt3mnG_2NE2Iwmyum0caiE&h=AT21akzIqfk5sOWatOexXUozkwFVYcTNw7K_H55OSjqtwsPnfyFFg8Mfb8ukbmaHNqUJlH6HduhkMJD6CIjOffZnr97Y3c2UFV2JZk9ng1s-LKIHfTAD4w9v-Yiz938VYzpb6wk_3Y8_o2ms5WUvceYFgbzmcAv9i--uxcqvlL-IRihgPfre_EEgyqb8vY4YyyTgPgeeqbpbn5UNNu5MgJ39lhIf_FO2nuSSmeeFiaOfLLEKtkbd1ZAbpxdKMht2iQDDTeYfFlgX5gTi2GiQxjnawlDZZ6-poS8Sg5Yh-6njsCiVXTjX5TTrsLQ6ZPILPfMKg922tchbTiPHmSGuc_rUDDSzhCN0lnO9gY6uDlDybGuMdHt6GEAxNd4ktLbtQJGrynQiZgHsuO6r_cyenCsWStEH4PpEwY7TY2FqqzAbPpOOTEaEAnhpCAEGyWRez12HlfIfCUYxLIANSh6nfSPwXF_K9Ff7CnxIVxuzy_0oi3fmb1bziQq280pOC4rtPgNHM6k2UEaWZHVCMOhq1iYzGcfBr_eND976Al4nGtjyJWz4SHwJwrn7P_Pu1ipeZn42EwxTuA3NcGNkJ5NKojp-gc_bkjxkUwcsuHKi6q5evqkUUL1XDweVYEn0uTVoTg" target="_blank"><span style="color:#365899">http://bit.ly/2HXjlRD</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#1D2129">The seven Super Centers usually open Saturday will be closed Saturday, Feb. 16, for the system-wide conversion of CARS. All branches will be closed on Presidents Day (Monday, Feb. 18). For more details, visit
<a href="http://www.Michigan.gov/SOS">www.Michigan.gov/SOS</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">For Twitter:</span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span style="color:#14171A;letter-spacing:.2pt;background:white">Secretary of State upgrading decades-old computer system for vehicle records during Presidents Day weekend closure. Offices, kiosks, online services switching to modern system during temporary
closure to better serve customers. Details: </span><span style="color:#1D2129"><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2TyKz2d%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3_6XIbl_ZbrVwMX3UaS6V-34ujPytCQnfZsexAIYJeG_NGL1zdnKXnlIw&h=AT2xQcaRY-6JxMeQQJKpfNA8iJNz1lKtUhPsY8Ag7oqRE3jTfXSgSNvZtrwiIDxHN82GVvduOWPFW2zduurP9iLUrCrnFOn0FN2VkWXEbbp9yMDToVNWxLYVlc9c8cPvtwrM0BDSKLrcMvk3SARVU-eAKMS8URRubpJzyTrgTkgODFcA3__VIVUQkYgVEtl_oqcgzEyQO3HfyUpS9aRs9nyoZGj5gE117RKIjmSSfeStzJH4uNccmuVOZUXZ4DNQ7XhfRg3KYArjQi6MTIiym1EdWM_7Ot-6tWAMWtBOHdvqbVDAW_plOQV3ANk-HsYt0wkC3Z51T_NX6WQoUfzduxvwIiPtmFxav8RAQe-vEzhbAwDLb_69nKlvjaZwAiYeDfHVEwsUuMh8cqqDgt9W0xWJbgQ639B7nyQuxiFUNT11ny_qkI68nsP7p2JjwqnlCWDAX4fLGJ2UImbU4POTBOYPwV0q-Kf8rYEKo-hq8MZsrXIpKwv7sAygciJjaxTt4thIw1b6e99gASTkiqR84_msWksfIIwJGGWf3Ox20A4alnRrku7CvIp2EaWVYZbMntGckHFxdsX_b9q5Yq4yTqO6xL4749-p8yQeXe6iZVvOEjgZcYv96AUXeoXPjwDEjg" target="_blank"><span style="color:#365899">http://bit.ly/2TyKz2d</span></a>.
@MichSOS </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#232323">NOTE TO EDITORS:
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<span style="color:#1D5782">CARS Project logo for download and use</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Mistral;color:#4F6228">Cathleen Simlar<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Cathleen P. Simlar</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Communications Specialist, Executive Office</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan Department of State</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Office: (517)
</span>335-3263<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cell: (248) 761-7145</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Email:
<a href="mailto:Simlarc@michigan.gov"><span style="color:blue">Simlarc@michigan.gov</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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